IUCN status: Endangered
EPBC Threat Rating: High
IUCN claim: “Introduced foxes and cats are known to prey on this species”
Cats hunt dibblers (Woolley 1977).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to dibbler populations.
Evidence linking Parantechinus apicalis to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Parantechinus apicalis and cats. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the decline of Parantechinus apicalis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.
EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).
Friend T. 2003. Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) Recovery Plan July 2003–June 2013. Wildlife Management Program.
Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission